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Tattersall Distilling co-founder Dan Oskey, back center, puts 32-oz bottles of newly made hand sanitizer on a conveyor belt for packaging Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Minneapolis as the company lent a hand to provide the sanitizer, made from a World Health Organization recipe and signed off by the FDA and state licensing requirements to make available for nursing homes, health centers and first responders fighting the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Walz: Social distancing helping; lawmakers to meet Thursday
March 24, 2020 10:39 p.m.

Walz: Social distancing helping; lawmakers to meet Thursday

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Early indications are that Minnesotans are practicing social distancing well enough that they may be helping to slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday as he staked out a position between a president who wants to restart the economy by Easter and other governors who've already ordered their residents to shelter in place for what could be weeks.